Improvement in pressing paper collars



UNITED STATES ATENT OFFICE.

EDGAR E. RANOUS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO H. B. TAINTER AND F. D. JACKSON, OF SAME PLACE.

IMPROVEMENT IN PRESSING PAPER COLLARS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 43,741, dated August 2, 1864.

To aZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that 1, EDGAR E. RANOUS, of the city and State of New York, have invented, made, and applied to use a certain new and useful means tor Folding Paper Collars; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the said invention, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making part ot' this speeitication, wherein Figure 1 is a cross-section of the rollers employed by me. Fig. 2 is an elevation of said rollers, and Fig 3 illustrates the shape of collar to which thismachineis especially adapted.

Similar marks of reference denote the saire parts.

In the manufacture of turned-over paper collars it is desirable to have a sufdcient space between the collar and band part to allow for the introduction of a cravat or necktie; hence the collar has to be folded on a curved line that the band may form a cylinder, while the collar itself stands oft' at its lower edge or is slightly conical.

Collars haveheretoforc been passed through between rollers acting 011 the entire surface of the collar and band, in order to fold the collar more closely at the crease or fold, and cause itto set better around the neck without wrinkles or'sudden bends; but such rollers are only adapted to compressing the fold ot' collars where thatfold is on a straight line, for in a collar ofthe shape illustrated in Fig. 3 the collar part is of greater fullness than the band when folded over; hence ordinary rollers would compress folds into the surface of the collar to take up that fullness and spoil the collar. i

The nature of my said invention consists in rollers adapted to act only on the fold itself ofthe collar, and having sufficient space between the rollers where the collar passes to allow the fullness to go lthrough unacted upon; hence the surface of the collar is not injured, and the compression of the rollers applied only at the parts where it isrequired to flatten and perfect the fold of the collar.

It will be understood that the paper collar is to be cut out by dies in any desired shape,

and that the exterior portion is to be folded over upon the band previous to its introduction into my machine, and for this purpose the paper collar may be creased or folded over by hand or to a pattern, or by any suitable mechanism, that forming no part of my invention.

In the drawings, a is the main roller, driven by competent power, being supported in the frames b b. c c are two or more rollers applied around a and connected therewith by gearing d. e e are boxes with rubber or other suitable springs or weights by which the rollers c o will be kept toward the roller a. f is a guide secured to one of the cross-pieces g, that connect the frames b b. This guidefis made with a division, 1, that reaches almost across the box shape forming such guide,- so that the said division l passes between the parts of the collar and keeps the fold thereof down toward one corner of said guide-box, as illustrated by the red line., Fig. 2. The rollers c c are made smaller 0r conical at the part 2, in order that there may be room for the collar to pass through between the rollers and only bel acted upon at the fold itself, as said fold is presented to the rollers by the guide j, and the collar cannot work back or sidewise to a point where the rollers will not impinge upon the fold to compress and iiatten the same, because the division l is in between the fold of the collar.

This apparatus is particularly adapted to collars folded on a curve, but might be used equally well with those folded on a straight line.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters latent, isu

The r llers, constructed substantially as specified, to act only upon the fold of the collar, incombination with a guide for keeping the collar iu its position as presented to such rollers, as set forth.

In witness whereofl have hereunto set my signature this 30th day of May, A. D. 1864.

. EDGAR E. RANOUS.

Witnesses:

LEMUEL W. SERRELL, THos. GEo. HAROLD. 

